Cosplay

Kamen Rider! Cosplay by Sidney Kusanagi, photo by William Phan

Tauriel, from The Hobbit. Photos by Cynthia Veekens, cosplay by Linda v. P.

Bravo, Formaldegit. I know Scarecrow is meant to inspire nightmares, but applause will have to do in this case. Photo by le-miracle

Attack On Titan Star Slows Down Long Enough To Take A Great Photo

Make-up artist Florea Flavia could have transformed herself into any of the heroes of Attack on Titan, but that would have been too easy.

Australia Knows How To Cosplay

The Gold Coast edition of Australia’s Supanova convention was held a couple of weeks ago. ArtificialDogmawas there with a camera to make sure we could all share in the awesome cosplay.

On The Hunt For Skyrim In The Real World

Folkenstal builds weapons and armour, mostly from Skyrim. She is very, very good at what she does. Cataloguing her builds on both Facebookand her personal site, there’s everything from intricate daggers to entire suits of armour. If you like what you see here, know that she does commissions

These Are Two Of The Best Game Of Thrones Cosplayers. It Is Known.

When René Koiter and Rebecca Watts want to dress as power couple Khal Drogo and Daenerys, they don’t do it half-assed. Instead, they make sure literally a dozen people are involved to get these images, from set coordinators to fitness trainers to a hairstylist. I don’t know what’s most impressive. Rebecca for her ability to…

Let the age of Bravely Default cosplay commence. Great costume, even if Linda Le has got her characters all wrong (Agnes as a vampire? My Agnes was a performer!)

TV News Steals Cosplay Footage, Thinks Thai People Are Japanese

Using cosplay images without crediting the photographer is not cool. It’s a lot worse, though, when a European news program steals some cosplay footage, edits it then falls into the ol’ “all Asians look the same” trap. This story ran recently on Spain’s Telecinco 5. It’s about Tokyo’s fashion culture, and seems to be little…

Cosplayers, I Mean Students, Weren’t Allowed into University Ceremony

At university entrance ceremonies, you are supposed to wear a suit. Dress conservatively! These kids didn’t get the memo and showed up in body paint. While the Kyoto University seems to be a cosplay free for all, the Hokkaido University apparently wouldn’t let these freshmen into their entrance ceremony. Maybe campus security was worried about…

Fans Bring Warhammer To Life On A Battlefield

In the wilds of the Czech Republic, a massive group of Warhammer fans have gathered, dressed up and gone to war. Not on the tabletop. On a “real” battlefield. Smrtihlav 2014, held on the grounds of Orlík Castle, saw the forces of The Empire do battle with the armies of Chaos in an enormous LARP…

TraumaticCandy gets Hatsune Miku’s colour scheme just right. Photo by Zandra Murray

Leon Chiro and Artemis Entreri bring the Final Fantasy beefcake. Photo by Xenolink

League Of Legends Cosplay: The Wilderness Party

There are 14 League of Legends cosplayers in this image, which has taken over a year to put together. Not an entire year doing nothing but this, but that timeframe gives you an idea of how much work BGZ Photography’s Darrell Ardita put into it, compositing 14 separate shots (taken at last year’s Fanime in…

Stephen Colbert Cosplay, Or Nightmare Fuel?

Trick question. It’s both. The mask in question looks like it’s one of Landon Meier’s pieces, which are some of the most terrifying/amazing works of headwear you can get on planet Earth. Among other celebrities he’s immortalised in mask form are Charlie Sheen and Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston. You can check out a shot of…

Let’s Hope Little Miss Deadpool Doesn’t Know Too Many Bad Words

Cosplay Princess here certainly has the swagger to pull off Deadpool. Hopefully for her parent’s sake she’s not as…chatty. Photo by CONography. (via Geek x Girls)

Buy, And Build, Your Own Dishonored Mask

Corvo’s mask from Dishonored is a pretty iconic wardrobe choice, but being so complex, it’s out of reach for most fans (or even pro cosplayers). Effects studio Technically Magic, based in West Falls, New York, wants to change that. Having made an incredible replica of the mask back in 2012, which we featured here on…

Mr. J Is Very Impressed, Harley

Itty Bitty Geek’s Harley Quinn is pretty much the perfect Harley Quinn. Costume is by Maise Designs, while the photos are by Adam Patrick Murray

What If BioShock’s Elizabeth Didn’t Need Saving?

Sure, she’s got the power to tear holes in space and time, but BioShock Infinite still has Elizabeth cast as a damsel in distress, literally locked in a tower and in need of rescue. So cosplayer and artist Angela Bermudez figured, what would she look like if Elizabeth was the one doing the ass-kicking? Inspired…

Pharrell’s Happy, Now With Awesome Cosplayers

Director D-Piddy and vocalist Charmie Sweets teamed up for this cosplay-themed parody of Pharrell Williams’ Happy, which changes the words to better suit the theme and stars, well, a whole bunch of amazing dancing cosplayers. I’m not sure what’s more impressive about Andrew’s Raiden; the dance moves or the fact that mask moves (you can…